The war within the war
Subtitle: sexual violence against women and girls in Eastern Congo.
Contributors: Kippenberg, Juliane.; Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 114
Subjects: Sex crimes -- Congo (Democratic Republic); Rape -- Congo (Democratic Republic); Women -- Crimes against -- Congo (Democratic Republic); Girls -- Crimes against -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
Description: Within the larger war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the warring parties carry out another war - that of sexual violence against women and girls. This report documents the frequent and sometimes systematic use of sexual violence in eastern areas of the country that are occupied by the Rwandan army and administered by its Congolese proxy, the Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie (RCD).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Report written by Joanne Csete and Juliane Kippenberg. Cf. Acknowledgements.
Table of contents: title: Context; title: Sexual violence as a weapon of war; title: The aftermath of rape and other forms of sexual violence; title: Individual and community responses; title: The response of the authorities; title: Legal protection against sexual violence; title: Response of the international community.